Train-order-holding device.



N0. 807,234. PATENTED DEC. 12, 1905.

W. W. AYBBS.

TRAIN ORDER HOLDING DEVICE. APPLICATION rum) HAYS. 1905.

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Witnesses No. 807,234. PATENTED DEC. 12, 1905.

W. W. A YRES.

TRAIN ORDER HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED HAYS, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT l OFFICE.

TRAIN-ORDER-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1e05,

Application filed May 3. 1905. Serial No. 258,696.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER W. AYREs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bighorn, in the county of Rosebud, State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Train-Order-Holding Devices; .and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a trainorder holding device.

One object of the invention is to provide an exceedingly light, simple, inexpensive, durable, and efficient device for holding orders or messages for delivery to attendants on moving trains.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of means whereby an order or message may be supported in such manner that an attendant upon avehicle may readily and surely take the order or message from its support without stopping the train.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character named wherein the order-holder may be loosely or pivotally and detachably associated with a frame, whereby the slightest jerk upon the holder or its direct attachments will result in its ready detachment from its support.

l/Vith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination 'and arrangement of parts, as Wlll be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the holder. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the order-holder. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the string-holding springs. Fig. 5 is a face view of one of said springs.

Referring now more particularly to the accomp anying drawings, the reference character 1 designates a handle having arms 2 and 3 c0nnected at its inner end and diverging therefrom, there being a brace 4 connecting the inner faces of the arms and secured intermeclip having opposite leaves 7 and 8, with the bight portions thereof provided with or connected to an eye 9, designed to fit in or around the eye of the corresponding eyebolt 6. It will be observed that the free ends of the leaves of each clip are directed toward each other, as at 10 and then flare outwardly from each other, permitting the ready insertion of a cord or the like 11 and preventing its accidental withdrawal therefrom.

The order or message holder comprises a piece of wire bent to form the parallel portions 12 and the pointed or converging ends 13, there being a piece of sheet metal 14such, for instance, as tinfitted over the parallel portions between said ends, the sheet metal forming the body of the holder and upon one side of which is fixed a spring-clip 15, which may be soldered or otherwise connected thereto at one end and between which and the body of the sheet metal the order or message is secured, the clip being bent or curved upwardly intermediate its ends from the body of the holder, with its forward end normally in contact with the body and its extremity bent outwardly therefrom.

The sheet metal does not extend entirely around the wire frame, the free longitudinal edges of the same being spaced to permit of the insertion of a station-address card 16. After the station-address card has been inserted the corresponding upper and lower ends of the sheet metal are compressed together to prevent accidental displacement of the card, both ends of the sheet metal being soldered or otherwise fixedly secured to the wire frame.

The cord 11 has its free ends connectedin any suitable manner to the converging or pointed ends 13 of the wire frame, and, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the holder is ositioned between the arms 2 and 3 of theandle ready to be delivered to the engineer or other attendant upon a train.

The handle 1, including its arms 2 and 3, is made, preferably, of light wood, although it may be made of wire or other metal, and is of approximately three feet in length, permitting the operator or order-bearer to stand sufficiently far away from the tracks to avoid danger and yet extend the orderholder so close to the side of the moving train that the engineer or other person may be sure to reach the order extended to him, the latter either taking'direct hold upon the order-holder or holding his arm extended so that his hand will pass between the arms of the handle. At any rate, as soon as the holder is grasped or the hand passed between the handle the holder will be removed from its support by reason of the cord 11 easily and readily pulling out of the spring-clips connected with the arms. The slightest jerk upon the cord is sufficient to withdraw the cord from its supporting-clips.

When the order-holder has been taken by the trainman, the order maybe removed from the holder and the latter dropped alongside of the track, where it may be icked up by a station attendant, or, if desire mailed to the station from which it was received, each holder having the aforesaid card bearing the name and address of the station at which the order was delivered and each station being su plied with any number of holders.

rom the foregoing it will be understood that the clips of the arms 2and 3 are pivoted withmelation thereto, permitting of free lateral movement of the cord 11, the latter also being capable of moving slightly through the said clips.

What is claimed is 1. An order-holder comprising a frame, a plate secured to the frame, and a clip secured to the plate.

2. In a device of the class described, a

handle having diverging arms secured to its inner end, clips pivotally secured upon the inner faces of the arms, and an order-holder having a flexible connection adapted for detachable engagement with said clips.

3. In a device of the class described, a handle having clips pivotally secured thereto, and an order-holder detachably associated with the said cli s.

4. An order-holder comprising a wire frame, a plate secured to the frame, and a spring-clip secured to the plate.

5. An order-holder comprising a piece of wire arranged to form. a frame having parallel side members and convergent ends, a piece of metal having its longitudinal side edges bent around the said parallel side members, and a spring-clip secured to said piece of metal between the sides and ends of the frame.

6. An order-holder comprising a frame, a plate having its longitudinal edges bent around the ends of the frame and out of contact with the body of the plate for the support of a message, and a clip arranged for engagement with the message to prevent accidental dislodgment thereof.

7. A device of the character described comprising a handle provided .with arms, elements mounted upon the arms, and an orderholder having means arranged for detachable engagement with said elements.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER W. AYRES. Witnesses:

J. B. CoLLINs,

P. C. ScHoELKoPF. 

